ICMR designs kit to detect new Covid-19 variant Omicron in 2 hours

Amid rising cases of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in Dibrugarh, Assam has designed a testing kit that will be able to detect the virus in two hours time. The development has come at a time when the Omicron variant is making its presence felt in various states, with at least 33 cases being detected in the country so far.